Hope you like “bikes leaning against things” photos.
29-30 March 2021: Bit of a tour around some of the mid central of Victoria. Day one was following the GDT Castlemaine to Ballarat, which was mainly on singletrack and sometimes difficult to find the correct track. 253km 3,900m elevation gain, averaged 13.5kmph.
Start/finish at Castlemaine caravan park 
Time for a photo 
Trail bridge just outside of Daylesford 
Morning tea break day one 
Reservoir towards Ballarat 
Lunch spot day one 
Tunnel under highway towards Ballarat wetlands 
Motel accommodation day one. Can’t go wrong with a large bbq chicken pizza, quarter of a cheesecake and chocolate milk 
Morning day two On route to Ballan, morning, day two 
Burnt out cars 
Morning tea spot day day, Ballan 
Average steak & bacon pie but the vanilla slice and chocolate milk were good, Daylesford 
Time for a break
31 March – 1 April 2021: Tallarook to Mansfield (return) rail trail. Not difficult but worth the ride. 254km, 1,180m elevation gain, 20kmph. Day two was back to Castlemaine via the Mallee Blast trail south to north version, from Ballan, which was mostly on forrest trails.
Combined start/finish and late lunch spot on day two 
Toilets all along the trail 
Cheviot tunnel 
Lunch spot day one, just outside Molesworth 
First flat on this bike since I purchased it in 2020. Always on the rear 
Good condition of gravel along the whole trail 
Water bottle top up 
Bonnie Doone. How’s the serenity 
Which bike would you use on this trail 
So many cockatoos 
Mansfield 
Friendly dog at the Mansfield pub 
Night spot 
Not bad scenery at all